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Posted: October 09 2008 at 1:41am |
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I've been searching all over the internet for information on propagating crocea clams and I cant find anything useful. Does anyone know of a good site or book that would be helpful, or does anyone have any experience that they would like to share? I hear its quit difficult, but I would just like to at least further my knowledge of the subject.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: October 09 2008 at 8:35am |
As far as I can tell, only one person in the US claims to have raised any Crocea. But that hasn't been shown. It has been shown that you can spawn and fertilize them...
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Posted: October 27 2008 at 7:15pm |
I read through the post, very interesting but I can't help but say- WHAT! Adam, you are a Marine Biologist! I never new... wow, and in our very own club. That is really cool. I feel privileged... Now if I only started going to the meetings  .
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 9:02am |
It sounds more glamorous than it really is. 
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ps- I actually started a new job last week.... but it is basically the same job as before
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 10:21am |
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I'll tell you what. You havent seen a good time until you've poked a clam in the gonads with serotonin!
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 11:17am |
LOL!  ÂÂ
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 1:37pm |
Adam,
That is a great article! I think it would be fun to learn how to do that and then have local hobbyists supply LFS's with the clams. They could get them much cheaper and pass the savings onto the public! Are you already doing that?
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 2:00pm |
No, but that is the idea. Clams can be raised in huge numbers (hundreds, even thousands). Clam farms are thriving overseas. However, this isn't being done in the US, yet. But, I think it will happen. I think one hobbyist out there will get it done, and they will supply hundreds of clams to the wholesale market.
But raising clams is still a showing some difficulties, even for top research facilities.
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Posted: October 28 2008 at 2:36pm |
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So what are the chances a local hobbyist can acheive this? I think it would be fun to do. Not a lot of space is needed and could be done in a basement? What kinf of problems do you run into with raising? Is it food, water quality, or unknown factors at this point?
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 10:40pm |
So Adam, what happened to the clam spawns? Grow Out Stages
1- This will be reported in the next installment of this series.
There is no next installment! 
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 10:49pm |
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i think the difficulty's lie in water quality and the amount of cal you need to build the shell
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 10:51pm |
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and the shear time it takes to grow them ive been talking to adam and am going to try it myself just for the fun of it but growing them takes a copple of years to get them 2 - 3 inches
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 10:56pm |
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I remember reading somewhere about a farm that raised clams. apparently when they are young they are in really high ammonia water for growth.
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 10:59pm |
 Adam Blundell wrote:
It sounds more glamorous than it really is.
Adam
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is USU doing any interesting research in marine biology right now? just wondering what projects they might have going on
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 11:05pm |
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I don't really want to try it myself, at least not at this point in time.
Really, I just want to know where/when I can buy a "Blundell Bivalve" © !
Edited by Acrid - November 12 2008 at 11:06pm
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 11:08pm |
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 11:17pm |
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33,000 sounds fun but i would need a second job....lol
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Posted: November 12 2008 at 11:18pm |
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thats all i make now :(. I need a second job
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Posted: November 13 2008 at 4:43am |
thats almost double then what i make now...
its a shame thats what the military pays...
Edited by pa_reptileman_4 - November 13 2008 at 4:43am
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pitiful guppy tank.
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Posted: November 13 2008 at 7:58am |
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dont you get free housing though? thats about 50% of where i spend my income
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